Chubby Stick by Clinique is definitely one of my favorite lip products. A few days ago I was shopping at H&M and as always I checked their beauty section. This time their lip products got my attention. Immediately, when I saw their Lip Colour-To-Go crayons, it reminded me a bit of my beloved Chubby Sticks, so I decided to give it a go, because I was very curious to check, if these could be a dupe for Clinique products.

CLINIQUE CHUBBY STICKS

I love Chubby Sticks because of a few reasons. First of all, it is easy to apply it on your lips. It's one of those products that you don't need to take a lot of time in order to apply it nicely and evenly. Secondly, it's quite a sheer lip product, however, it is super easy to build the pigmentation and make it look more intense. The product looks super natural on your lips and it does make your lips extra juicy and plump. And finally, the reason that I love this product so much is the packaging. It might look very simple, but I love the idea that it is a stick product and you don't need to sharpen it. It's simply an amazing and easy lip product on a daily basis. 

H&M LIP COLOUR-TO-GO 

This product got my attention mainly because of the idea that it is in a stick form and because of the name. It suggests that it's one of those easy to use on-the-go products, whenever you don't have much time for make-up sessions. As always, I decided to grab stick in nude color and a beautiful, fun coral color (because it's summer, duh!). I've been testing these products these past few days and I think I already have my opinion about them. First of all, sticks are very affordable - only 5.99 euro for each stick (and H&M has great offers at the moment, so you'll probably get these even cheaper). The packaging is very simple, but it looks pretty nice, however, the only thing that I don't like about it is that you need to sharpen them (this can be quite annoying sometimes). Once you apply them on your lips, it looks very sheer, but actually, you can build up the intensity easily. The product by itself is quite comfortable on the lips, not sticky at all, but sadly, it doesn't stay for a long time,  so you need to reapply it quite often. Also, I like the color range of these crayons, they have pretty nice colors and I'm already in love with both of the colors that I picked up. Oh, and I forgot to mention, the nicest part - scent. It smells super fruity and fresh. All in all, I like this product a lot. Of course it is not as good as Clinique sticks when it comes to quality and I don't think that it could be a dupe, but I can agree with the fact that it's a nice alternative.

When the summer comes, we all want that light, dewy coverage on our faces in order to hide some imperfections. I personally don't like to wear too much and too heavy foundations, especially, when it's extremely hot outside. So, I'll present you some of my all time favorite foundations or tinted balms, which are the perfect choice for any occasion during warm time of the year.

My most worn and my favorite base this summer is definitely 'Beauty booster' invisible skin-fusion multi-perfecting BB cream by Guearlain. This is an incredible product. Even though, it's a BB cream, it has a pretty good, buildable coverage and most importantly - it looks very natural and dewy on the skin. It blends very well and doesn't 'sit' on your face. In my opinion, it is best applied with a buffing brush, I use my Real Techniques one and it works perfectly, but beauty blenders would definitely work too. Another great thing about this BB cream is that it has SPF 30, which is very important, especially, when the sun becomes very intense in the summer. It's a high-end product and it does cost a lot, but in my opinion, it is worth every penny - you get 40ml of an amazing product, which will last for a long period of time.

If you're not a tinted balm kind of gal, you'll love Vitalumiere Aqua ultra-light skin perfecting makeup by Chanel. Again, it's an incredibly lightweight foundation, which is very watery. It doesn't have a lot of coverage, but it does cover quite a bit and make your skin look flawless, dewy and goddess-like. Even though foundation is quite watery, it is very easy to apply it. It also has SPF 15, which personally for me is not enough, so because of that, I would apply some sunscreen before. Again, it is a high-end product, but super good one and the quality is just amazing. If you don't need too much coverage and protection, that's the perfect summer base for you. 

If I go on a holiday to a resort or if I spend my time on the beach or near the pool, I never tend to wear any makeup. Any. I think it's the best time to let your skin rest a bit and not cover it with tons of powders or foundations. However, if makeup is necessary for you, I have the perfect solution - it's Instaglow CC cream by The Body Shop. I'm pretty sure they came out with their CC cream line this spring and they have 3 shades in it. I chose light to medium, even though I'm incredibly pale. When you first squeeze product on your skin, it looks very orange, but when you rub it in, it does make you look like you have spent a couple of good hours in the sun. It's actually an amazing product for those extremely hot days. It has zero coverage, but it does make you look healthy, dewy and a bit bronzed. Oh, and most importantly - it has SPF 20. And the best application - with your fingers, even though it's not hygienic at all.

My all time favorite foundation during any time of the year is Fresh Face Foundation by Face Stockholm. It's very lightweight and watery, however, it has quite a good coverage, or at least you can build it. It's my go to choice for events or parties during summer time, because it has no SPF, so it's a picture-friendly foundation. Honestly, I could talk and talk about how amazing this foundation is. The main ingredient is water and as you might already know, I love very lightweight bases. Also, I highly recommend to apply this with a buffing brush, even though I love apply it with my beauty blender. However, sponges do soak up the majority of the product, because of the watery consistency. I love this foundation in general, but during summer time, I tend to reach this only for events or parties during night time.

My favorite out of all the coral shades is the 'My chihuahua bites!' by OPI. It's the definition of my perfect summer color. Not too orange, not too red, but something in between. I think it's one of the most unique shades that I have in my nail polish collection. It can look neon at one point, however, it's very settle and looks super chic. 

If you have a 'paper' white pale skin, you know the real struggle. Being extremely pale even during summer time, I always want to wear foundation simply because of the need to look healthy. Even on days, when I don't really wear make-up, but need to go out for some reason, I want to look flawless in a natural way, not using 50 different make-up products. Today I'm sharing some of my tips on how to achieve beautiful 'no make-up' look just in 5 minutes!

Face is the most important part of healthy look. For base I use my favorite illuminating primer from Clarins (instant light radiance boosting complexion base), which gives beautiful glow effect and hydrates face at the same time. Secondly, I use wonderful Instaglow CC cream from The Body Shop in color 'Peachy glow'. This CC cream has zero coverage, however, I love it because it gives beautiful color to my pale skin and it makes me look like I have spent a couple of hours in the sun. It's an amazing product for the summer time. And of course, CC cream is not enough, you can slightly bronze your face. In this case I always choose the lightest and the least pigmented bronzer that I have, for example - Honey bronzer from The Body Shop. I have mine in color 01, which is a perfect bronzing powder for fair girls. This is even too light for me during summer time, however, I love it because you can build up the coverage.

If you don't have any problem with your under eye area, you can definitely skip concealer part, but sadly, I can't. I have very dark circles under my eyes, so I always use concealer. I usually choose either Bobi Brown intensive skin concealer or 'Naked skin weightless complete coverage concealer by 'Urban Decay. I love both of these products, because they're quite hydrating and not creasing at all, but most importantly -  it doesn't look like you have a ton of make-up products on your face.

I completely agree with the idea that eyebrows 'frame' your face. If you have full, dark eyebrows, then you're really lucky. I'm quite happy with the way my eyebrows look, but I always want to make them look a bit darker, but not too 'overdrawn'. In this case, eyebrow gels are just perfect for that. I have many different ones, but I used to love the one by Mac, because it's waterproof. If I'm satisfied with my eyebrows, I'll probably use just a clear gel. One of my favorite clear gels is lash&eyebrow gel by ArtDeco, which is very affordable and which is one of the best gels that I have ever tried. It helps to stay your eyebrows in place for the whole day, no joke! Highly recommend this one.

Eyes are the window of your soul, but if you have short lashes just like me, mascara and eyelash curlers are a compulsory part of any make-up routine. I simply curl my lashes and put on some mascara or sometimes clear lash gel. My favorite mascare is Chanel 'Ultra noir' in color 90. It's expensive, but the best one on the market in my opinion. It's lengthening, volumizing and the best part is that it doesn't smudge at all. It's worth every penny for sure. 

And the last part - your lips. If you want to look natural, do not over pack your lips with tons of lip pencils and lipsticks. If you want to achieve that juicy, plumper, full lips look, definitely go for lip butters or lipsticks, which have that sheer, balmy effect. My favorite one is Dior addict in color 'Purity'.